Description
WDR201A WiFi Extender (HW V2.1, FW LFMZX28040922V1.02) contains an OS command injection vulnerability in the firewall.cgi binary across five request handlers that apply insufficient input validation. Attackers can inject arbitrary shell commands through vulnerable parameters like websURLFilter, websHostFilter, portForward, singlePortForward, and ipportFilter using subshell syntax or unfiltered parameters, with payloads persisting in NVRAM and re-executing on every subsequent firewall.cgi request.
Metrics
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:XWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Shenzhen Yipu Commercial and Trading Co., Ltd | WDR201A WiFi Extender | <= 1.02.0 |
References
- https://mstreet97.github.io/security-research/iot/vulnerability-disclosure/ai-assisted-research/cybersecurity/cve/2026/05/04/Teaching_the_Machine_Where_to_Look.html
- https://www.made-in-china.com/showroom/yeapook/#:~:text=Established%20in%202015.%2CDistrict%2C%20Shenzhen%2C%20Guangdong%2C%20China
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/wdr201a-wifi-extender-os-command-injection-via-firewall-cgi
Timeline
- Published
- May 4, 2026
- Last modified
- Oct 26, 2026
- NVD status
- Deferred